Neonicotinoid insecticides are used to manage insect pests on fruits and vegetables that also rely on pollination. In addition, these crops frequently neighbor and are rotated with large acreage field crops containing neonicotinoid seed treatments such as corn, resulting in potential non-target exposure of honey bees to insecticides. This video highlights current efforts by Purdue entomologists—Ian Kaplan, Christian Krupke, Rick Foster—through a USDA-SCRI (specialty crop research initiative) grant to evaluate the impact of neonicotinoids on managed and wild pollinators of cucurbits in the Midwestern U.S. and determine how best to balance pest management with conserving pollinator health.

published:06 Jun 2017

views:3803

The EPA has concluded what is causing the phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder in bees. To no ones real surprise it was a chemical pesticide that has caused the mass die-off of this important species. Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), Jayar Jackson, and Becca Frucht hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
Were you surprised by the results of the study? What will we do to save the bees? Let us know in the comments below.
Read more here: http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2016/01/epa-finds-major-pesticide-toxic-bees
“Bees are dying in record numbers—and now the government admits that an extremely common pesticide is at least partially to blame.
For more than a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency has been under pressure from environmentalists and beekeepers to reconsider its approval of a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids, based on a mounting body of research suggesting they harm bees and other pollinators at tiny doses. In a report released Wednesday, the EPA basically conceded the case.
The report card was so dire that the EPA "could potentially take action" to "restrict or limit the use" of the chemical by the end of this year.
Marketed by European chemical giants Syngenta and Bayer, neonics are the most widely used insecticides both in the United States and globally. In 2009, the agency commenced a long, slow process of reassessing them—not as a class, but rather one by one (there are five altogether). Meanwhile, tens of millions of acres of farmland are treated with neonics each year, and the health of US honeybee hives continues to be dismal.”
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published:10 Jan 2016

views:198305

Neonicotinoids were approved for commercial use in the 1990s. But their exact environmental impact has been questionable.
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published:29 Jun 2017

views:1182

Beekeepers in South Carolina say their colonies dropped dead after officials sprayed.
Learn more about this story at www.newsy.com/63141/
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published:01 Sep 2016

views:4117

The EU bans a bee killing pesticide.
The European Union has decided to ban the use of certain pesticides that have been blamed for the worldwide decline in bee populations.
15 out of 27 members of the EU voted in support of the ban, which was celebrated by environmentalist groups.
The ban puts restrictions on the use of several pesticides made by Bayer in Germany, and one made by Syngenta in Switzerland.
Over 30 different scientific studies have linked the pesticides to the bee population decline.
One study from March of 2012 showed that when a colony of bumble bees is sprayed by pesticide levels that matched those found in the field, the production of new queen bees went down by 85 percent and the growth rate of the hive was significantly decreased.
Another study found that the pesticides are contributing to colony collapse disorder because the bees aren't able to find their way back to the hive.
Britain voted against the ban with the government wanting to wait for additional trial results and farmers are saying that the chemicals are necessary to keep their crops safe from beetles or aphids.
The European Commission will review the ban after it is implemented for two years.

published:01 May 2013

views:1603

A major new assessment from the European Union has concluded that the world’s most widely used insecticides pose a serious danger to all species of bees, making a total ban on neonicotinoid pesticides across the EU highly likely. The report from the European Food Safety Authority is based on an analysis of more than 1,500 studies. It shows that these pesticides are nerve agents which cause a wide range of harm to bees, including reduction of the number of queen bees and damage to memory. The report also concluded that much of the risk to bees comes from contamination of the soil and water which leads to the pesticides appearing in wildflowers and succeeding crops. This EU report was welcomed by many scientists and environmentalists who have spent years working to strengthen restrictions on neonicotinoid use across Europe.
Bees are essential for global food production as they pollinate three-quarters of all crops. Their drastic reduction in the last few years is an agricultural and environmental disaster that is clearly tied to the widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides. For some years there has been growing evidence that these pesticides harm both individual bees and bee colonies. Most of the research concludes that these harmful chemicals are not necessary for successful growing, and that farmers could reduce their pesticide use without any losses. In addition, a United Nations report denounced the “myth” (propagated by the chemical companies) that pesticides are necessary to feed the world.
By Jinny Throup
Source: http://www.ibizainspiracion.com/es/optimista
Background Music: Serenity de Audionautix está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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This is the second video showing the effects of pesticides on honey bees.
Pesticides will continue to kill bees for several days after spraying. This is only 12 hours after.

published:20 Apr 2017

views:398

This is part one of 2 showing the measures we take to try and protect bees from pesticides and the results.
Stay tuned for part 2 that shows the effects of insecticides on honey bees.

published:20 Apr 2017

views:305

Bees, the most important pollinators of our crops, are in trouble. All over the world, their populations are decreasing and scientists want to know why. In this video, Nigel Raine and Richard Gill introduce us to the bumblebees they study at Royal Holloway near London. Their experiments show that two commonly used pesticides affect foraging behaviour and brood development, making bumblebee colonies more likely to fail.
Read the Nature paper here: http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature11585

published:21 Oct 2012

views:37301

Honey bees found dead and dying on and around my hives from an encounter with pesticides in their foraging area

published:02 Aug 2012

views:372

Vancouver city council has banned a group of pesticides believed to contribute to bee mortality. Vancouver's decision comes a week after four environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that Canada’sPest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) registered neonicotinoid pesticides in the last decade without having acquired the scientific evidence necessary to evaluate their environmental risks, in particular to pollinators. The Vancouver ban comes into effect July 26, 2016.

Pesticide toxicity to bees

Pesticides vary in their effects on bees. Contact pesticides are usually sprayed on plants and can kill bees when they crawl over sprayed surfaces of plants or other media. Systemic pesticides, on the other hand, are usually incorporated into the soil or onto seeds and move up into the stem, leaves, nectar, and pollen of plants.

Dust and wettable powder pesticides tend to be more hazardous to bees than solutions or emulsifiable concentrates for contact pesticides.

Actual damage to bee populations is a function of toxicity and exposure of the compound, in combination with the mode of application. A systemic pesticide, which is incorporated into the soil or coated on seeds, may kill soil-dwelling insects, such as grubs or mole crickets as well as other insects, including bees, that are exposed to the leaves, fruits, pollen, and nectar of the treated plants.

Classification

Insecticide toxicity is generally measured using acute contact toxicity values LD50 – the exposure level that causes 50% of the population exposed to die. Toxicity thresholds are generally set at

Bee

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently considered as a cladeAnthophila. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in seven to nine recognized families, though many are undescribed and the actual number is probably higher. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants.

Some species including honey bees, bumblebees, and stingless bees live socially in colonies. Bees are adapted for feeding on nectar and pollen, the former primarily as an energy source and the latter primarily for protein and other nutrients. Most pollen is used as food for larvae. Bee pollination is important both ecologically and commercially; the decline in wild bees has increased the value of pollination by commercially managed hives of honey bees.

The commune extends over an area of about 3.3 square kilometres (1.3sqmi) and includes two small frazione: Pian Nava lies above the principal settlement, while Albagnano is on the opposite side of the valley. There is also the residential village of Montelago.

References

Honey bee

A honey bee (or honeybee), in contrast with the stingless honey bee, is any bee that is a member of the genusApis, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests from wax. Honey bees are the only extant members of the tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis. Currently, only seven species of honey bee are recognized, with a total of 44 subspecies, though historically, from six to eleven species have been recognized. Honey bees represent only a small fraction of the roughly 20,000 known species of bees. Some other types of related bees produce and store honey, but only members of the genus Apis are true honey bees. The study of honey bees is known as melittology.

Honey Bees

Honey Bees is a Hong Kong girl group formed by WSM Entertainment Limited. The group is composed of twelve members: Alicia, Jacqueline, Ruby, Tiffany, Amy, Kimme, Elkie, Janice, May May, Angel, Athena and Lezona. Honey Bees officially debuted in 2010, and started performing on television, in shopping centres etc. The group released its first album Honey Bees in 2012.

When it was first established, there were only five members. Since then, there were more members joining the group, and by now, there are twelve members altogether.

Members

Alicia Chan, born in 2000, is known as a child star in Hong Kong. She was once a host in a child television programme After School and a radio programme. She is now studying in Diocesan Girls' School.

Jacqueline Chan, is known as a child star in Hong Kong. She was once a host in a child television programme After School.

Tiffany Tsang

Amy Chung

Kimme Keung, born in 1998, is now working at Hong Kong Dance Company. She is now studying in Kowloon True Light School.

What is Killing the Bees

Neonicotinoid insecticides are used to manage insect pests on fruits and vegetables that also rely on pollination. In addition, these crops frequently neighbor and are rotated with large acreage field crops containing neonicotinoid seed treatments such as corn, resulting in potential non-target exposure of honey bees to insecticides. This video highlights current efforts by Purdue entomologists—Ian Kaplan, Christian Krupke, Rick Foster—through a USDA-SCRI (specialty crop research initiative) grant to evaluate the impact of neonicotinoids on managed and wild pollinators of cucurbits in the Midwestern U.S. and determine how best to balance pest management with conserving pollinator health.

4:53

EPA Finally Discovers What’s Killing The Bees

EPA Finally Discovers What’s Killing The Bees

EPA Finally Discovers What’s Killing The Bees

The EPA has concluded what is causing the phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder in bees. To no ones real surprise it was a chemical pesticide that has caused the mass die-off of this important species. Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), Jayar Jackson, and Becca Frucht hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
Were you surprised by the results of the study? What will we do to save the bees? Let us know in the comments below.
Read more here: http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2016/01/epa-finds-major-pesticide-toxic-bees
“Bees are dying in record numbers—and now the government admits that an extremely common pesticide is at least partially to blame.
For more than a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency has been under pressure from environmentalists and beekeepers to reconsider its approval of a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids, based on a mounting body of research suggesting they harm bees and other pollinators at tiny doses. In a report released Wednesday, the EPA basically conceded the case.
The report card was so dire that the EPA "could potentially take action" to "restrict or limit the use" of the chemical by the end of this year.
Marketed by European chemical giants Syngenta and Bayer, neonics are the most widely used insecticides both in the United States and globally. In 2009, the agency commenced a long, slow process of reassessing them—not as a class, but rather one by one (there are five altogether). Meanwhile, tens of millions of acres of farmland are treated with neonics each year, and the health of US honeybee hives continues to be dismal.”
***
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1:05

How one common pesticide is killing bees

How one common pesticide is killing bees

How one common pesticide is killing bees

Neonicotinoids were approved for commercial use in the 1990s. But their exact environmental impact has been questionable.
Learn more about this story at www.newsy.com/70176/
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1:53

Pesticide kills millions of bees in S.C.

Pesticide kills millions of bees in S.C.

Pesticide kills millions of bees in S.C.

Beekeepers in South Carolina say their colonies dropped dead after officials sprayed.
Learn more about this story at www.newsy.com/63141/
Find more videos like this at www.newsy.com
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1:11

EU Bans Bee Killing Pesticide

EU Bans Bee Killing Pesticide

EU Bans Bee Killing Pesticide

The EU bans a bee killing pesticide.
The European Union has decided to ban the use of certain pesticides that have been blamed for the worldwide decline in bee populations.
15 out of 27 members of the EU voted in support of the ban, which was celebrated by environmentalist groups.
The ban puts restrictions on the use of several pesticides made by Bayer in Germany, and one made by Syngenta in Switzerland.
Over 30 different scientific studies have linked the pesticides to the bee population decline.
One study from March of 2012 showed that when a colony of bumble bees is sprayed by pesticide levels that matched those found in the field, the production of new queen bees went down by 85 percent and the growth rate of the hive was significantly decreased.
Another study found that the pesticides are contributing to colony collapse disorder because the bees aren't able to find their way back to the hive.
Britain voted against the ban with the government wanting to wait for additional trial results and farmers are saying that the chemicals are necessary to keep their crops safe from beetles or aphids.
The European Commission will review the ban after it is implemented for two years.

2:05

Toward a ban on bee-killing pesticides

Toward a ban on bee-killing pesticides

Toward a ban on bee-killing pesticides

A major new assessment from the European Union has concluded that the world’s most widely used insecticides pose a serious danger to all species of bees, making a total ban on neonicotinoid pesticides across the EU highly likely. The report from the European Food Safety Authority is based on an analysis of more than 1,500 studies. It shows that these pesticides are nerve agents which cause a wide range of harm to bees, including reduction of the number of queen bees and damage to memory. The report also concluded that much of the risk to bees comes from contamination of the soil and water which leads to the pesticides appearing in wildflowers and succeeding crops. This EU report was welcomed by many scientists and environmentalists who have spent years working to strengthen restrictions on neonicotinoid use across Europe.
Bees are essential for global food production as they pollinate three-quarters of all crops. Their drastic reduction in the last few years is an agricultural and environmental disaster that is clearly tied to the widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides. For some years there has been growing evidence that these pesticides harm both individual bees and bee colonies. Most of the research concludes that these harmful chemicals are not necessary for successful growing, and that farmers could reduce their pesticide use without any losses. In addition, a United Nations report denounced the “myth” (propagated by the chemical companies) that pesticides are necessary to feed the world.
By Jinny Throup
Source: http://www.ibizainspiracion.com/es/optimista
Background Music: Serenity de Audionautix está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artista: http://audionautix.com/

Bee-Killing Pesticides in 51% of "Bee-Friendly" Plants

Honey bees killed by pesticides, Pt. 2

This is the second video showing the effects of pesticides on honey bees.
Pesticides will continue to kill bees for several days after spraying. This is only 12 hours after.

1:41

Honey bees killed by pesticides, Pt. 1

Honey bees killed by pesticides, Pt. 1

Honey bees killed by pesticides, Pt. 1

This is part one of 2 showing the measures we take to try and protect bees from pesticides and the results.
Stay tuned for part 2 that shows the effects of insecticides on honey bees.

3:43

The buzz about pesticides - by Nature Video

The buzz about pesticides - by Nature Video

The buzz about pesticides - by Nature Video

Bees, the most important pollinators of our crops, are in trouble. All over the world, their populations are decreasing and scientists want to know why. In this video, Nigel Raine and Richard Gill introduce us to the bumblebees they study at Royal Holloway near London. Their experiments show that two commonly used pesticides affect foraging behaviour and brood development, making bumblebee colonies more likely to fail.
Read the Nature paper here: http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature11585

3:53

Honey bees killed from pesticides

Honey bees killed from pesticides

Honey bees killed from pesticides

Honey bees found dead and dying on and around my hives from an encounter with pesticides in their foraging area

1:33

Vancouver bans bee-killing pesticide

Vancouver bans bee-killing pesticide

Vancouver bans bee-killing pesticide

Vancouver city council has banned a group of pesticides believed to contribute to bee mortality. Vancouver's decision comes a week after four environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that Canada’sPest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) registered neonicotinoid pesticides in the last decade without having acquired the scientific evidence necessary to evaluate their environmental risks, in particular to pollinators. The Vancouver ban comes into effect July 26, 2016.

4:26

Eugene, Oregon Bans Bee Killing Pesticides

Eugene, Oregon Bans Bee Killing Pesticides

Eugene, Oregon Bans Bee Killing Pesticides

Eugene, Oregon has banned pesticides that can kill bees, taking a stand against the wave of bee collapse at the hands of harsh human pesticides. We look at the forward thinking step that has been taken by the Oregon community that is know for their liberal policies in this Buzzsaw news clip hosted by Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace.
Watch the full episode here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zesY-0MTFYY&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGc7NOFr74KbOPBCXrXT8nlf&index=3
Buzzsaw Short Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=sJPU1n61p8I&video_referrer=watch
More Buzzsaw Full LengthInterviews and News:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wjVw1Nw87s&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGc7NOFr74KbOPBCXrXT8nlf&index=2
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLipTV
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Buzzsaw/315063551949301?directed_target_id=0
https://www.facebook.com/thelip.tv
http://thelip.tv/
http://thelip.tv/show/buzzsaw/

2:50

Bee-killing pesticides banned. Is yours on the list?

Bee-killing pesticides banned. Is yours on the list?

Bee-killing pesticides banned. Is yours on the list?

The pesticide in the Wilsonville bee killings also is being studied as a possible source of longer term, more subtle damage to bee colonies everywhere.

What is Killing the Bees

Neonicotinoid insecticides are used to manage insect pests on fruits and vegetables that also rely on pollination. In addition, these crops frequently neighbor and are rotated with large acreage field crops containing neonicotinoid seed treatments such as corn, resulting in potential non-target exposure of honey bees to insecticides. This video highlights current efforts by Purdue entomologists—Ian Kaplan, Christian Krupke, Rick Foster—through a USDA-SCRI (specialty crop research initiative) grant to evaluate the impact of neonicotinoids on managed and wild pollinators of cucurbits in the Midwestern U.S. and determine how best to balance pest management with conserving pollinator health.

published: 06 Jun 2017

EPA Finally Discovers What’s Killing The Bees

The EPA has concluded what is causing the phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder in bees. To no ones real surprise it was a chemical pesticide that has caused the mass die-off of this important species. Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), Jayar Jackson, and Becca Frucht hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
Were you surprised by the results of the study? What will we do to save the bees? Let us know in the comments below.
Read more here: http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2016/01/epa-finds-major-pesticide-toxic-bees
“Bees are dying in record numbers—and now the government admits that an extremely common pesticide is at least partially to blame.
For more than a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency has been under pressure from environmentalists and beekeepers to reco...

published: 10 Jan 2016

How one common pesticide is killing bees

Neonicotinoids were approved for commercial use in the 1990s. But their exact environmental impact has been questionable.
Learn more about this story at www.newsy.com/70176/
Find more videos like this at www.newsy.com
Follow Newsy on Facebook: www.facebook.com/newsyvideos
Follow Newsy on Twitter: www.twitter.com/newsyvideos

published: 29 Jun 2017

Pesticide kills millions of bees in S.C.

Beekeepers in South Carolina say their colonies dropped dead after officials sprayed.
Learn more about this story at www.newsy.com/63141/
Find more videos like this at www.newsy.com
Follow Newsy on Facebook: www.facebook.com/newsyvideos
Follow Newsy on Twitter: www.twitter.com/newsyvideos

published: 01 Sep 2016

EU Bans Bee Killing Pesticide

The EU bans a bee killing pesticide.
The European Union has decided to ban the use of certain pesticides that have been blamed for the worldwide decline in bee populations.
15 out of 27 members of the EU voted in support of the ban, which was celebrated by environmentalist groups.
The ban puts restrictions on the use of several pesticides made by Bayer in Germany, and one made by Syngenta in Switzerland.
Over 30 different scientific studies have linked the pesticides to the bee population decline.
One study from March of 2012 showed that when a colony of bumble bees is sprayed by pesticide levels that matched those found in the field, the production of new queen bees went down by 85 percent and the growth rate of the hive was significantly decreased.
Another study found that the...

published: 01 May 2013

Toward a ban on bee-killing pesticides

A major new assessment from the European Union has concluded that the world’s most widely used insecticides pose a serious danger to all species of bees, making a total ban on neonicotinoid pesticides across the EU highly likely. The report from the European Food Safety Authority is based on an analysis of more than 1,500 studies. It shows that these pesticides are nerve agents which cause a wide range of harm to bees, including reduction of the number of queen bees and damage to memory. The report also concluded that much of the risk to bees comes from contamination of the soil and water which leads to the pesticides appearing in wildflowers and succeeding crops. This EU report was welcomed by many scientists and environmentalists who have spent years working to strengthen restrictions on...

Bee-Killing Pesticides in 51% of "Bee-Friendly" Plants

Honey bees killed by pesticides, Pt. 2

This is the second video showing the effects of pesticides on honey bees.
Pesticides will continue to kill bees for several days after spraying. This is only 12 hours after.

published: 20 Apr 2017

Honey bees killed by pesticides, Pt. 1

This is part one of 2 showing the measures we take to try and protect bees from pesticides and the results.
Stay tuned for part 2 that shows the effects of insecticides on honey bees.

published: 20 Apr 2017

The buzz about pesticides - by Nature Video

Bees, the most important pollinators of our crops, are in trouble. All over the world, their populations are decreasing and scientists want to know why. In this video, Nigel Raine and Richard Gill introduce us to the bumblebees they study at Royal Holloway near London. Their experiments show that two commonly used pesticides affect foraging behaviour and brood development, making bumblebee colonies more likely to fail.
Read the Nature paper here: http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature11585

published: 21 Oct 2012

Honey bees killed from pesticides

Honey bees found dead and dying on and around my hives from an encounter with pesticides in their foraging area

published: 02 Aug 2012

Vancouver bans bee-killing pesticide

Vancouver city council has banned a group of pesticides believed to contribute to bee mortality. Vancouver's decision comes a week after four environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that Canada’sPest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) registered neonicotinoid pesticides in the last decade without having acquired the scientific evidence necessary to evaluate their environmental risks, in particular to pollinators. The Vancouver ban comes into effect July 26, 2016.

published: 28 Feb 2018

Eugene, Oregon Bans Bee Killing Pesticides

Eugene, Oregon has banned pesticides that can kill bees, taking a stand against the wave of bee collapse at the hands of harsh human pesticides. We look at the forward thinking step that has been taken by the Oregon community that is know for their liberal policies in this Buzzsaw news clip hosted by Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace.
Watch the full episode here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zesY-0MTFYY&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGc7NOFr74KbOPBCXrXT8nlf&index=3
Buzzsaw Short Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=sJPU1n61p8I&video_referrer=watch
More Buzzsaw Full LengthInterviews and News:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wjVw1Nw87s&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGc7NOFr74KbOPBCXrXT8nlf&index=2
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLipTV
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Buzzsaw/315063551949301?directed_target...

published: 22 Mar 2014

Bee-killing pesticides banned. Is yours on the list?

The pesticide in the Wilsonville bee killings also is being studied as a possible source of longer term, more subtle damage to bee colonies everywhere.

What is Killing the Bees

Neonicotinoid insecticides are used to manage insect pests on fruits and vegetables that also rely on pollination. In addition, these crops frequently neighbor ...

Neonicotinoid insecticides are used to manage insect pests on fruits and vegetables that also rely on pollination. In addition, these crops frequently neighbor and are rotated with large acreage field crops containing neonicotinoid seed treatments such as corn, resulting in potential non-target exposure of honey bees to insecticides. This video highlights current efforts by Purdue entomologists—Ian Kaplan, Christian Krupke, Rick Foster—through a USDA-SCRI (specialty crop research initiative) grant to evaluate the impact of neonicotinoids on managed and wild pollinators of cucurbits in the Midwestern U.S. and determine how best to balance pest management with conserving pollinator health.

Neonicotinoid insecticides are used to manage insect pests on fruits and vegetables that also rely on pollination. In addition, these crops frequently neighbor and are rotated with large acreage field crops containing neonicotinoid seed treatments such as corn, resulting in potential non-target exposure of honey bees to insecticides. This video highlights current efforts by Purdue entomologists—Ian Kaplan, Christian Krupke, Rick Foster—through a USDA-SCRI (specialty crop research initiative) grant to evaluate the impact of neonicotinoids on managed and wild pollinators of cucurbits in the Midwestern U.S. and determine how best to balance pest management with conserving pollinator health.

EPA Finally Discovers What’s Killing The Bees

The EPA has concluded what is causing the phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder in bees. To no ones real surprise it was a chemical pesticide that has caused t...

The EPA has concluded what is causing the phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder in bees. To no ones real surprise it was a chemical pesticide that has caused the mass die-off of this important species. Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), Jayar Jackson, and Becca Frucht hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
Were you surprised by the results of the study? What will we do to save the bees? Let us know in the comments below.
Read more here: http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2016/01/epa-finds-major-pesticide-toxic-bees
“Bees are dying in record numbers—and now the government admits that an extremely common pesticide is at least partially to blame.
For more than a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency has been under pressure from environmentalists and beekeepers to reconsider its approval of a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids, based on a mounting body of research suggesting they harm bees and other pollinators at tiny doses. In a report released Wednesday, the EPA basically conceded the case.
The report card was so dire that the EPA "could potentially take action" to "restrict or limit the use" of the chemical by the end of this year.
Marketed by European chemical giants Syngenta and Bayer, neonics are the most widely used insecticides both in the United States and globally. In 2009, the agency commenced a long, slow process of reassessing them—not as a class, but rather one by one (there are five altogether). Meanwhile, tens of millions of acres of farmland are treated with neonics each year, and the health of US honeybee hives continues to be dismal.”
***
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The EPA has concluded what is causing the phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder in bees. To no ones real surprise it was a chemical pesticide that has caused the mass die-off of this important species. Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), Jayar Jackson, and Becca Frucht hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
Were you surprised by the results of the study? What will we do to save the bees? Let us know in the comments below.
Read more here: http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2016/01/epa-finds-major-pesticide-toxic-bees
“Bees are dying in record numbers—and now the government admits that an extremely common pesticide is at least partially to blame.
For more than a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency has been under pressure from environmentalists and beekeepers to reconsider its approval of a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids, based on a mounting body of research suggesting they harm bees and other pollinators at tiny doses. In a report released Wednesday, the EPA basically conceded the case.
The report card was so dire that the EPA "could potentially take action" to "restrict or limit the use" of the chemical by the end of this year.
Marketed by European chemical giants Syngenta and Bayer, neonics are the most widely used insecticides both in the United States and globally. In 2009, the agency commenced a long, slow process of reassessing them—not as a class, but rather one by one (there are five altogether). Meanwhile, tens of millions of acres of farmland are treated with neonics each year, and the health of US honeybee hives continues to be dismal.”
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How one common pesticide is killing bees

Neonicotinoids were approved for commercial use in the 1990s. But their exact environmental impact has been questionable.
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Pesticide kills millions of bees in S.C.

Beekeepers in South Carolina say their colonies dropped dead after officials sprayed.
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EU Bans Bee Killing Pesticide

The EU bans a bee killing pesticide.
The European Union has decided to ban the use of certain pesticides that have been blamed for the worldwide decline in be...

The EU bans a bee killing pesticide.
The European Union has decided to ban the use of certain pesticides that have been blamed for the worldwide decline in bee populations.
15 out of 27 members of the EU voted in support of the ban, which was celebrated by environmentalist groups.
The ban puts restrictions on the use of several pesticides made by Bayer in Germany, and one made by Syngenta in Switzerland.
Over 30 different scientific studies have linked the pesticides to the bee population decline.
One study from March of 2012 showed that when a colony of bumble bees is sprayed by pesticide levels that matched those found in the field, the production of new queen bees went down by 85 percent and the growth rate of the hive was significantly decreased.
Another study found that the pesticides are contributing to colony collapse disorder because the bees aren't able to find their way back to the hive.
Britain voted against the ban with the government wanting to wait for additional trial results and farmers are saying that the chemicals are necessary to keep their crops safe from beetles or aphids.
The European Commission will review the ban after it is implemented for two years.

The EU bans a bee killing pesticide.
The European Union has decided to ban the use of certain pesticides that have been blamed for the worldwide decline in bee populations.
15 out of 27 members of the EU voted in support of the ban, which was celebrated by environmentalist groups.
The ban puts restrictions on the use of several pesticides made by Bayer in Germany, and one made by Syngenta in Switzerland.
Over 30 different scientific studies have linked the pesticides to the bee population decline.
One study from March of 2012 showed that when a colony of bumble bees is sprayed by pesticide levels that matched those found in the field, the production of new queen bees went down by 85 percent and the growth rate of the hive was significantly decreased.
Another study found that the pesticides are contributing to colony collapse disorder because the bees aren't able to find their way back to the hive.
Britain voted against the ban with the government wanting to wait for additional trial results and farmers are saying that the chemicals are necessary to keep their crops safe from beetles or aphids.
The European Commission will review the ban after it is implemented for two years.

Toward a ban on bee-killing pesticides

A major new assessment from the European Union has concluded that the world’s most widely used insecticides pose a serious danger to all species of bees, making...

A major new assessment from the European Union has concluded that the world’s most widely used insecticides pose a serious danger to all species of bees, making a total ban on neonicotinoid pesticides across the EU highly likely. The report from the European Food Safety Authority is based on an analysis of more than 1,500 studies. It shows that these pesticides are nerve agents which cause a wide range of harm to bees, including reduction of the number of queen bees and damage to memory. The report also concluded that much of the risk to bees comes from contamination of the soil and water which leads to the pesticides appearing in wildflowers and succeeding crops. This EU report was welcomed by many scientists and environmentalists who have spent years working to strengthen restrictions on neonicotinoid use across Europe.
Bees are essential for global food production as they pollinate three-quarters of all crops. Their drastic reduction in the last few years is an agricultural and environmental disaster that is clearly tied to the widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides. For some years there has been growing evidence that these pesticides harm both individual bees and bee colonies. Most of the research concludes that these harmful chemicals are not necessary for successful growing, and that farmers could reduce their pesticide use without any losses. In addition, a United Nations report denounced the “myth” (propagated by the chemical companies) that pesticides are necessary to feed the world.
By Jinny Throup
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A major new assessment from the European Union has concluded that the world’s most widely used insecticides pose a serious danger to all species of bees, making a total ban on neonicotinoid pesticides across the EU highly likely. The report from the European Food Safety Authority is based on an analysis of more than 1,500 studies. It shows that these pesticides are nerve agents which cause a wide range of harm to bees, including reduction of the number of queen bees and damage to memory. The report also concluded that much of the risk to bees comes from contamination of the soil and water which leads to the pesticides appearing in wildflowers and succeeding crops. This EU report was welcomed by many scientists and environmentalists who have spent years working to strengthen restrictions on neonicotinoid use across Europe.
Bees are essential for global food production as they pollinate three-quarters of all crops. Their drastic reduction in the last few years is an agricultural and environmental disaster that is clearly tied to the widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides. For some years there has been growing evidence that these pesticides harm both individual bees and bee colonies. Most of the research concludes that these harmful chemicals are not necessary for successful growing, and that farmers could reduce their pesticide use without any losses. In addition, a United Nations report denounced the “myth” (propagated by the chemical companies) that pesticides are necessary to feed the world.
By Jinny Throup
Source: http://www.ibizainspiracion.com/es/optimista
Background Music: Serenity de Audionautix está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artista: http://audionautix.com/

The buzz about pesticides - by Nature Video

Bees, the most important pollinators of our crops, are in trouble. All over the world, their populations are decreasing and scientists want to know why. In th...

Bees, the most important pollinators of our crops, are in trouble. All over the world, their populations are decreasing and scientists want to know why. In this video, Nigel Raine and Richard Gill introduce us to the bumblebees they study at Royal Holloway near London. Their experiments show that two commonly used pesticides affect foraging behaviour and brood development, making bumblebee colonies more likely to fail.
Read the Nature paper here: http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature11585

Bees, the most important pollinators of our crops, are in trouble. All over the world, their populations are decreasing and scientists want to know why. In this video, Nigel Raine and Richard Gill introduce us to the bumblebees they study at Royal Holloway near London. Their experiments show that two commonly used pesticides affect foraging behaviour and brood development, making bumblebee colonies more likely to fail.
Read the Nature paper here: http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature11585

Vancouver city council has banned a group of pesticides believed to contribute to bee mortality. Vancouver's decision comes a week after four environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that Canada’sPest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) registered neonicotinoid pesticides in the last decade without having acquired the scientific evidence necessary to evaluate their environmental risks, in particular to pollinators. The Vancouver ban comes into effect July 26, 2016.

Vancouver city council has banned a group of pesticides believed to contribute to bee mortality. Vancouver's decision comes a week after four environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that Canada’sPest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) registered neonicotinoid pesticides in the last decade without having acquired the scientific evidence necessary to evaluate their environmental risks, in particular to pollinators. The Vancouver ban comes into effect July 26, 2016.

Eugene, Oregon Bans Bee Killing Pesticides

Eugene, Oregon has banned pesticides that can kill bees, taking a stand against the wave of bee collapse at the hands of harsh human pesticides. We look at the ...

Eugene, Oregon has banned pesticides that can kill bees, taking a stand against the wave of bee collapse at the hands of harsh human pesticides. We look at the forward thinking step that has been taken by the Oregon community that is know for their liberal policies in this Buzzsaw news clip hosted by Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace.
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Eugene, Oregon has banned pesticides that can kill bees, taking a stand against the wave of bee collapse at the hands of harsh human pesticides. We look at the forward thinking step that has been taken by the Oregon community that is know for their liberal policies in this Buzzsaw news clip hosted by Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace.
Watch the full episode here:
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What is Killing the Bees

Neonicotinoid insecticides are used to manage insect pests on fruits and vegetables that also rely on pollination. In addition, these crops frequently neighbor and are rotated with large acreage field crops containing neonicotinoid seed treatments such as corn, resulting in potential non-target exposure of honey bees to insecticides. This video highlights current efforts by Purdue entomologists—Ian Kaplan, Christian Krupke, Rick Foster—through a USDA-SCRI (specialty crop research initiative) grant to evaluate the impact of neonicotinoids on managed and wild pollinators of cucurbits in the Midwestern U.S. and determine how best to balance pest management with conserving pollinator health.

EPA Finally Discovers What’s Killing The Bees

The EPA has concluded what is causing the phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder in bees. To no ones real surprise it was a chemical pesticide that has caused the mass die-off of this important species. Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), Jayar Jackson, and Becca Frucht hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
Were you surprised by the results of the study? What will we do to save the bees? Let us know in the comments below.
Read more here: http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2016/01/epa-finds-major-pesticide-toxic-bees
“Bees are dying in record numbers—and now the government admits that an extremely common pesticide is at least partially to blame.
For more than a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency has been under pressure from environmentalists and beekeepers to reconsider its approval of a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids, based on a mounting body of research suggesting they harm bees and other pollinators at tiny doses. In a report released Wednesday, the EPA basically conceded the case.
The report card was so dire that the EPA "could potentially take action" to "restrict or limit the use" of the chemical by the end of this year.
Marketed by European chemical giants Syngenta and Bayer, neonics are the most widely used insecticides both in the United States and globally. In 2009, the agency commenced a long, slow process of reassessing them—not as a class, but rather one by one (there are five altogether). Meanwhile, tens of millions of acres of farmland are treated with neonics each year, and the health of US honeybee hives continues to be dismal.”
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How one common pesticide is killing bees

Neonicotinoids were approved for commercial use in the 1990s. But their exact environmental impact has been questionable.
Learn more about this story at www.newsy.com/70176/
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Pesticide kills millions of bees in S.C.

Beekeepers in South Carolina say their colonies dropped dead after officials sprayed.
Learn more about this story at www.newsy.com/63141/
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EU Bans Bee Killing Pesticide

The EU bans a bee killing pesticide.
The European Union has decided to ban the use of certain pesticides that have been blamed for the worldwide decline in bee populations.
15 out of 27 members of the EU voted in support of the ban, which was celebrated by environmentalist groups.
The ban puts restrictions on the use of several pesticides made by Bayer in Germany, and one made by Syngenta in Switzerland.
Over 30 different scientific studies have linked the pesticides to the bee population decline.
One study from March of 2012 showed that when a colony of bumble bees is sprayed by pesticide levels that matched those found in the field, the production of new queen bees went down by 85 percent and the growth rate of the hive was significantly decreased.
Another study found that the pesticides are contributing to colony collapse disorder because the bees aren't able to find their way back to the hive.
Britain voted against the ban with the government wanting to wait for additional trial results and farmers are saying that the chemicals are necessary to keep their crops safe from beetles or aphids.
The European Commission will review the ban after it is implemented for two years.

Toward a ban on bee-killing pesticides

A major new assessment from the European Union has concluded that the world’s most widely used insecticides pose a serious danger to all species of bees, making a total ban on neonicotinoid pesticides across the EU highly likely. The report from the European Food Safety Authority is based on an analysis of more than 1,500 studies. It shows that these pesticides are nerve agents which cause a wide range of harm to bees, including reduction of the number of queen bees and damage to memory. The report also concluded that much of the risk to bees comes from contamination of the soil and water which leads to the pesticides appearing in wildflowers and succeeding crops. This EU report was welcomed by many scientists and environmentalists who have spent years working to strengthen restrictions on neonicotinoid use across Europe.
Bees are essential for global food production as they pollinate three-quarters of all crops. Their drastic reduction in the last few years is an agricultural and environmental disaster that is clearly tied to the widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides. For some years there has been growing evidence that these pesticides harm both individual bees and bee colonies. Most of the research concludes that these harmful chemicals are not necessary for successful growing, and that farmers could reduce their pesticide use without any losses. In addition, a United Nations report denounced the “myth” (propagated by the chemical companies) that pesticides are necessary to feed the world.
By Jinny Throup
Source: http://www.ibizainspiracion.com/es/optimista
Background Music: Serenity de Audionautix está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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The buzz about pesticides - by Nature Video

Bees, the most important pollinators of our crops, are in trouble. All over the world, their populations are decreasing and scientists want to know why. In this video, Nigel Raine and Richard Gill introduce us to the bumblebees they study at Royal Holloway near London. Their experiments show that two commonly used pesticides affect foraging behaviour and brood development, making bumblebee colonies more likely to fail.
Read the Nature paper here: http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature11585

Vancouver bans bee-killing pesticide

Vancouver city council has banned a group of pesticides believed to contribute to bee mortality. Vancouver's decision comes a week after four environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that Canada’sPest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) registered neonicotinoid pesticides in the last decade without having acquired the scientific evidence necessary to evaluate their environmental risks, in particular to pollinators. The Vancouver ban comes into effect July 26, 2016.

Eugene, Oregon Bans Bee Killing Pesticides

Eugene, Oregon has banned pesticides that can kill bees, taking a stand against the wave of bee collapse at the hands of harsh human pesticides. We look at the forward thinking step that has been taken by the Oregon community that is know for their liberal policies in this Buzzsaw news clip hosted by Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace.
Watch the full episode here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zesY-0MTFYY&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGc7NOFr74KbOPBCXrXT8nlf&index=3
Buzzsaw Short Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=sJPU1n61p8I&video_referrer=watch
More Buzzsaw Full LengthInterviews and News:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wjVw1Nw87s&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGc7NOFr74KbOPBCXrXT8nlf&index=2
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